Featuring on Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack’s album of duets, Born To Love (#35 Nov. ’83), ‘Tonight, I Celebrate My Love For You’ peaked at #10 for one week in December 1983. Bryson would later also peak at #10 with ‘A Whole New World’, a duet with Regina Belle.

9. David Bowie - Modern Love

David Bowie scored the second Top Ten single from his Let’s Dance (#1 May ’83) album when ‘Modern Love’ peaked at #6 in late-1983. It was the third single released from the album following the title track (#2 Apr. ’83) and ‘China Girl’ (#15 Jul. ’83).

8. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say

The second of three duets released by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, ‘Say Say Say’ equaled the peak of the first when it hit #4 at the end of December 1983. The pair’s first release, ‘The Girl Is Mine’ peaked at #4 12 months prior.

7. Duran Duran - Union Of The Snake

Released as the first single from their third album, Seven And The Ragged Tiger (#2 Dec. ’84), ‘Union Of The Snake’ became the fifth Top Ten single released by Duran Duran’s classic line-up during the 1980s. Their eighth and final Top Ten with that quintet was with ‘A View To A Kill’ (#6 Jul. ’85).

6. KC & The Sunshine Band - Give It Up

Peaking at #3 in November 1983, ‘Give It Up’ was the last appearance in the ARIA Top 50 for American disco group KC & The Sunshine Band. Danish group Cut ‘N’ Move spent four weeks at #1 in Australia in February 1994 with a cover of the track.

5. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream

Written by the Bee Gees, ‘Islands In The Stream’ topped the ARIA Singles Chart for one week in December 1983. It was the only #1 single in Australia for both Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. The Bee Gees released their own version in 2001.

4. UB40 - Red Red Wine

British reggae group UB40 made their first appearance in the ARIA Top Ten when ‘Red Red Wine’ peaked at #2 in December 1983. The track was written and originally recorded by Neil Diamond in 1967, becoming a minor hit in the US the following year.

3. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

‘Karma Chameleon’ became British pop group Culture Club’s second #1 single in Australia when it spent five consecutive weeks in the top spot in October/November 1983. As well as being the group’s second #1 single in the UK, it was their only chart-topper in the US.

2. Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

Billy Joel scored the first of his two #1s on the ARIA Singles Chart when ‘Uptown Girl’ spent a week in the top spot in December 1983. The track was the second Top Ten single from the album An Innocent Man (#3 Nov. ’83) after ‘Tell Her About It’ (#9 Oct. ’83). Irish boyband Westlife also had a hit with their version of the track, hitting #6 in July 2001.

1. Australian Crawl - Reckless (Don't Be So)

Victorian band Australian Crawl took out their only #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart when ‘Reckless (Don’t Be So)’ spent a week in pole position in December 1983. The lead track on the EP Semantics debuted at #9 in October before hitting #1 in its eighth week in the chart. It has since been covered by an array of artists including Paul Kelly, John Farnham, Children Collide, Angie Hart and more.